Saudi El Clasico

Saudi El Clásico (كلاسيكو السعودية) is the name given to any football match between rival clubs Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad. It is contested at least twice a year in the Saudi Pro League competition and often in other competitions. The rivalry comes about as Riyadh and Jeddah are the two largest cities in Saudi Arabia.

History
The first-ever match between these two teams was in 1962. The two teams played a friendly match in Al-Saban Stadium in Jeddah which ended in a 2–0 for Al-Ittihad. In 1964, both teams met in the final of the King Cup in what would be the first final between these two teams and the first official match. Al-Ittihad defeated Al-Hilal 3–0 in the Al-Sayegh stadium in Riyadh to lift their fourth title. Ahmed Bahja and Salem Al-Dawsari are the top scorers of the fixture with 10 goals each. The clubs have met each other in 11 finals, with Al-Hilal winning 6 and Al-Ittihad winning 5.

Statistics
Statistics as of 11 April 2024.

Top scorers
Below is the list of players who have scored at least four goals in official meetings.

Official match results
As of 30 April 2024. Source:

Dates are in dd/mm/yyyy form.
 * SF = Semi-finals
 * QF = Quarter-finals
 * R16 = Round of 16
 * R32 = Round of 32
 * GS = Group stage
 * R1 = Round 1
 * R2 = Round 2
 * PO = Play-offs

Honours
The rivalry reflected in "El Clásico" matches comes about as Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal are the most successful football clubs in Saudi Arabia. As seen below, Al-Hilal leads the count in official titles won with 69 trophies, while Al-Ittihad has won 35 trophies. Only official trophies are counted.